He doesn't know why the Canadian PM is coming to the US

[malaise]

He’s probably looking for a deal.
What a scumbag!
The Canadian PM should cancel the trip.

[Jit423]

1. He should cancel the trip and wait until after Trump has made his semi-final decisions about tariffs. nt

[thomski64]

2. ..because Krasnov can't travel to Canada..

...where convicted felons are denied entry..only they could meet face to face....elbows up!!!!

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Agree

The visit flies in the face of the firm stand the Canadian PM took last week. Like he knows there will be fallout and seeks to better Canada's position. Or it could be viewed as fulfilling head of state role.

Hope if they have a presser it's a presser and not a cabinet entourage bombarding a US ally.

Is this Trump's bankers' week? PM Carney today, Fed & Powell tomorrow. Bond markets have yet to weigh in on Trump policies.

[Ocelot II]

4. Wouldn't Trump have to have invited Carney in the first place?

It's not like Carney could just show up at the White House; somebody had to have arranged for the meeting. Maybe Carney was the instigator, to tell Trump to his face that the US is not going to annex Canada. Maybe Trump invited him to get him to give him Canada. But If Trump didn't want to see Carney or doesn't know why they are meeting, then why are they meeting? I just hope Trump doesn't try to do what he did to Zelenskyy.

[GoCubsGo]

12. He probably did give an invitation, and then forgot about it.

His dementia, or Alzheimer's or, whatever is causing his rapid mental deterioration, has gone into overdrive lately.

[Maru Kitteh]

5. Of course Trump knows. He just needs to be an asshole.

That’s probably genetic. Both of his parents were total assholes, too.

[Disaffected]

8. "He just needs to be an asshole."

Both succinct and absolutely correct.

[GoCubsGo]

10. I wouldn't be surprised if he just forgot.

Being an asshole might run in families, but so does Alzheimer's disease, which Trump's father had. And, which Ol' Mush Brain has been showing numerous signs of having, as well. Of course, being an asshole and having a disease that causes mental deterioration are not mutually exclusive.

[Maru Kitteh]

13. But no. I have decades of professional experience with many kinds of dementia.

I have spent the last couple decades working almost exclusively serving geriatric and disabled populations. I’ve administered MMSEs, facilitated medical and lifestyle adaptations to help individuals and families cope, and then help the transition when they need a higher level of care. Been there more times than I ever want to remember for that last dose of morphine.

I DESPERATELY WANT HIM TO HAVE ANY DISEASE THAT WILL TAKE HIM OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I’m not picky! I’ll take ANYTHING and happily add any variety of dementia to the pot.

I just DO NOT SEE IT. I see wishful thinking. I see the normal aging of a man who had nothing to write home about cognitively speaking from the very beginning. I see the normal aging of a man who never cared for learning, who never took exercise, who could pay someone to fix everything, who consumed food most uncarefully and most of all, the normal cognitive aging of the laziest tyrant since . . ever.

I’m holding out hope for a live, massive, on-air stroke that leaves him cognitively intact but drooling, unable to stand and unable to speak in a way that could ever be understood. That is my fondest wish.

[Amaryllis]

6. He actually said "He's probably looking for a deal."

[malaise]

11. Yes

Disgusting shit given that he signed the last deal with Mexico and Canada

[displacedvermoter]

7. Maybe the PM just wants to thank him personally for getting him elected.

[Grins]

9. Bull squat

No one at their level has meetings where what is to be discussed is known well in advance. By staffers on both sides. Many times they know what the agreed upon results will be - for the press conference after.